A clever but never convoluted sci-fi thriller about corporate espionage that throws in some Philip K. Dick style plot twists on the themes of individuality and identity. Visually it mimics the corporate world of cold greys and silvers that Hollywood seems to think works and, I believe, it does so in an ironic way. It plays around with the medium while simultaneously playing to its strengths.
Director Natali also toys with the traditional enigmatic femme fatale idea, making Lucy Liu more untrustworthy than usual, or is she? The protagonist doesn't know and neither do we, because in a Hitchcockian way we get drip-fed information at the same time as him.
3 chess pieces out of 5
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